Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main extends JFrame { JComboBox<String> states; public Main() { super(); states = new JComboBox<String>(new String[] { "Select a State", "AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DE", "FL", "GA", "HI", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IA", "KS", "KY", "LA", "ME", "MD", "MA", "MI", "MN", "MS", "MO", "MT", "NE", "NV", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NY", "NC", "ND", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC", "SD", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VT", "VA", "WA", "WV", "WI", "WY" }); setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER)); add(states, BorderLayout.CENTER); states.addItemListener(e -> { if (states.getSelectedIndex() > 0) { System.out.println("YOU CLICK INDEX- " + states.getSelectedIndex()); } }); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main g = new Main(); g.setVisible(true); g.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); g.setBounds(100, 100, 300, 300); } }